Research Themes +
Energy Technologies Area (ETA) researchers are continually building on the strong scientific foundation we have developed over the past 50 years. We address the world’s most pressing climate challenges by bringing to market energy-efficient innovations across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors. ETA is at the forefront of developing better batteries for electric vehicles; improving the country's aging electrical grid and innovating distributed energy and storage solutions; developing grid-interactive, efficient buildings; and providing the most comprehensive market and data analysis worldwide for renewable technologies like wind and solar.
Strategic Initiatives +
The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) Strategic Plan is the guiding force for our research and development for the next ten years. It clearly charts a path toward clean-energy solutions and focuses on five detailed Strategic Initiatives. The Plan provides an in-depth look at how ETA is accelerating research to provide affordable, clean energy to all while accomplishing deep, economy-wide decarbonization, looking to avoid a rise in global average temperature while simultaneously developing solutions to increase humanity's resilience to extreme weather volatility.
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About Us +
The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) is unique in translating fundamental scientific discoveries into scalable technology adoption. Our approach combines an understanding of the marketplace and the role of state and federal regulation and policies. ETA's research drives real-world, practical results that affect and improve the everyday lives of Americans and those across the globe. Saving energy and battling the Climate Crisis are key to the foundation of our research, which is driven by technoeconomic analysis and in-lab experimentation and discovery.

Publications

Publications by Research Area

Demand Response

Electricity Markets & Policy

Energy Efficiency

Industrial Energy Analysis

Renewable Energy

Sustainable Energy & Environmental Systems

Publications by Division

Building Technology (BTUS)

Energy Analysis (EAEI)

Energy Storage (ESDR)

1989

Arasteh, Dariush K, M. M Susan Reilly, and Michael D Rubin."A Versatile Procedure for Calculating Heat Transfer Through Windows."ASHRAE Transactions 95 (1989).

Reilly, M. M Susan, Dariush K Arasteh, and Michael D Rubin."The Effects of Infrared Absorbing Gasses on Window Heat Transfer: A Comparison of Theory and Experiment."Solar Energy Materials 20 (1989) 277-288.

1988

Reilly, M. M Susan, and Dariush K Arasteh."WINDOW 3.1: A Computer Tool for Analyzing Window Thermal Performance."13th National Passive Solar Conference (1988).

Sullivan, Robert, Dariush K Arasteh, Konstantinos M Papamichael, Jong-Jin Kim, Russell Johnson, Stephen E Selkowitz, and Ross McCluney."An Indices Approach for Evaluating the Performance of Fenestration Systems in Nonresidential Buildings."ASHRAE Transactions 94 (1988).

Arasteh, Dariush K, and M. M Susan Reilly."WINDOW 3.1: A PC Program for Analyzing Window Thermal Performance (Program Disk and Tutorial)." (1988).

1987

Sullivan, Robert, Dariush K Arasteh, Glenn Sweitzer, Russell Johnson, and Stephen E Selkowitz."The Influence of Glazing Selection on Commercial Building Energy Performance in Hot and Humid Climates."ASHRAE Conference on Air Conditioning in Hot Climates (1987).

Rubin, Michael D, Dariush K Arasteh, and John Hartmann."A Correlation Between Normal and Hemispherical Emissivity of Low-Emittance Coatings on Glass."International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 14 (1987) 561-565.

Sweitzer, Glenn, Dariush K Arasteh, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Effects of Low-E Glazing on Energy Use Patterns in Nonresidential Daylighting Buildings."ASHRAE Transactions 93 (1987) 1553-1566.

Arasteh, Dariush K, John Hartmann, and Michael D Rubin."Experimental Verification of a Model of Heat Transfer Through Windows."ASHRAE Transactions 93 (1987).

Hartmann, John, Michael D Rubin, and Dariush K Arasteh."Thermal and Solar-Optical Properties of Silica Aerogel for Use in Insulated Windows."12th National Passive Solar Conference (1987).

1986

Arasteh, Dariush K, Russell Johnson, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Definition and Use of a Daylight Coolness Index."International Daylighting Conference (1986).

1985

Arasteh, Dariush K, Stephen E Selkowitz, and John Hartmann."Detailed Thermal Performance Data on Conventional and Highly Insulating Window Systems."International Daylighting Conference (1985).

Johnson, Russell, Dariush K Arasteh, Deborah J Connell, and Stephen E Selkowitz."The Effect of Daylighting Strategies on Building Cooling Loads and Overall Energy Performance."Proceedings of the ASHRAE/DOE/BTECC Conference (1985).

Johnson, Russell, Deborah J Connell, Stephen E Selkowitz, and Dariush K Arasteh."Advanced Optical Materials for Daylighting in Office Buildings."10th Passive Solar Conference (1985).

Arasteh, Dariush K, Russell Johnson, Stephen E Selkowitz, and Deborah J Connell."Cooling Energy and Cost Savings with Daylighting."2nd Annual Symposium on Improving Building Energy Efficiency in Hot and Humid Climates (1985).

Johnson, Russell, Dariush K Arasteh, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Energy Reduction Implications with Fenestration."CLIMA 2000, World Conference on Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (1985).

Arasteh, Dariush K, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Prospects for Highly Insulating Window Systems."Conservation in Buildings: Northwest Perspective (1985).

Johnson, Russell, Glenn Sweitzer, Francis M Rubinstein, and Dariush K Arasteh."Commercial-Sector Conservation Technologies." (1985).

Arasteh, Dariush K, Russell Johnson, Stephen E Selkowitz, and Robert Sullivan."Energy Performance and Savings Potentials with Skylights."ASHRAE Transactions 91 (1985) 154-179.

Arasteh, Dariush K, Russell Johnson, and Stephen E Selkowitz."The Effects of Skylight Parameters on Daylighting Energy Savings." (1985).

1984

Selkowitz, Stephen E, Dariush K Arasteh, and Russell Johnson."Peak Demand Savings from Daylighting in Commercial Buildings."1984 ACEEE Summer Study (1984).

Arasteh, Dariush K, Russell Johnson, and Robert Sullivan."Skylight Energy Performance and Design Optimization."Windows in Building Design and Maintanence (1984).

Johnson, Russell, Robert Sullivan, Stephen E Selkowitz, Shirley Nozaki, Craig Conner, and Dariush K Arasteh."Glazing Energy Performance and Design Optimization with Daylighting."Energy and Buildings 6.4 (1984) 305-317. DOI

1983

Johnson, Russell, Robert Sullivan, Shirley Nozaki, Stephen E Selkowitz, Craig Conner, and Dariush K Arasteh."Building Envelope Thermal and Daylighting Analysis in Support of Recommendations to Upgrade ASHRAE/IES Standard 90: Vol 1, Parametric Study, Analysis, and Results." (1983).